Discussions Collection (#4)

The finishing touch: WW1 peace negotiations cartoon
The hand of the Allies push shy swimmer Germany off the diving board of the 1919 peace discussions after World War One. Date: 1919

Things One Would Rather Have Expressed Differently, 1893 (pen & ink)
7441376 Things One Would Rather Have Expressed Differently, 1893 (pen & ink) by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); Private Collection; (add.info)

Meeting of Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princetown, USA
AIS5368685 Meeting of Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princetown, USA, 1947 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); © Iberfoto

Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer, 1947 (b/w photo)
5616705 Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer, 1947 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Miss United Kingdom beauty contest at Blackpool. The judges consisting of Felicity Green of the Daily Mirror, Kit van Tullace of Queen magazine, Ron Hill

Bruges, 1894 (oil on canvas)
8610317 Bruges, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Sager-Nelson, Olof (1868-1896); Thiel Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: Painting by Olof Sager-Nelson)

"Arguing the Point", 1855 (lithograph)
5669485 "Arguing the Point", 1855 (lithograph) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); (add.info.: By Arthur Tait (Currier & Ives)); Universal History Archive/UIG

Among Artists, , 1897 (oil on canvas)
8610329 Among Artists, , 1897 (oil on canvas) by Johansen, Viggo (1851-1935); Thiel Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: Painting by Viggo Johansen)

Woodman! Spare that Tree!, c.1770-1959 (print)
3671903 Woodman! Spare that Tree!, c.1770-1959 (print) by Firth, Pond & Co. (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

The Macmonnies Fountain by night, 1893 (lithograph)
3671652 The Macmonnies Fountain by night, 1893 (lithograph) by Guerin, Jules (1866-1946); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

2 knights dispute over the Immaculate Conception, 1877 (print)
JAB4121350 2 knights dispute over the Immaculate Conception, 1877 (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); (add.info.: 2 knights dispute over the Immaculate Conception)

Who Are You With To-Night?, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673081 Who Are You With To-Night?, c.1770-1959 (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Rio Colorado - near the Mojave Villages view no. 1 from the left bank looking W. N. W, 1856 (lithograph)
3672277 Rio Colorado - near the Mojave Villages view no. 1 from the left bank looking W. N. W, 1856 (lithograph) by American School, (19th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Visiting Day, date unknown (watercolour on paper)
7528581 Visiting Day, date unknown (watercolour on paper) by Pinwell, George John (1842-75); 20.5x18 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info)

Hang out the front door key, c.1770-1959 (print)
3673148 Hang out the front door key, c.1770-1959 (print) by Jerome H. Remick & Co. (early 20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print)
3671846 Forty three drawings of Neapolitan costume, 18th century (print) by Castelli, Costanzo (18th century); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois

Journalists, novelists and writers in a literary parlour in the eighteen century, 1878 (Engraving)
7141249 Journalists, novelists and writers in a literary parlour in the eighteen century, 1878 (Engraving) by Boitard, Louis Philippe (fl.1738-63); Private Collection; (add.info.: Journalists)

Conversation, 1912 (oil on canvas)
NGW184278 Conversation, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 54.2x65.2 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

On Referendum Day cartoon illustrations by Norman Morrow. Showing imagined scenes of husband and wife on referendum day, including at breakfast, discussions, visits of canvassers

Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving)
533634 Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving by Bella, Stefano della (1610-64); (add.info.: Dialogo dei Massimi Sistemi)

The Pilots, 1893 (photogravure)
3671659 The Pilots, 1893 (photogravure) by Melchers, Julius Gari (1860-1932); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: The book of the fair)

View of a Town (oil on panel)
7414902 View of a Town (oil on panel) by Vrel or Frel, Jacobus (fl.1654-62); 36--27.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Jacob Vrel)

De Stamtafel: storytelling in a cafe, 1879 (oil on panel)
7418533 De Stamtafel: storytelling in a cafe, 1879 (oil on panel) by Oyens, David (1842-1902); 32 x 29.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by David Oyens); Photo © Christie's Images

Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving)
UIG5088679 Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving by Bella, Stefano della (1610-64); Science Museum, London

Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving)
1830333 Frontispiece to Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo by Galileo, published in 1632 (engraving by Bella, Stefano della (1610-64); (add.info.: Dialogo dei Massimi Sistemi)

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Three Peasants in Conversation, , 1495-99 (engraving)
7414929 Three Peasants in Conversation, , 1495-99 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 10.9--7.6 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Albrecht Durer)

Christ Disputing with Doctors, c. 1503-1504 (woodcut)
XOS5874669 Christ Disputing with Doctors, c. 1503-1504 (woodcut) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by Albrecht Durer)

Cover of the work " Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo Al Sermo. Ferd. II. Big
CUL4864053 Cover of the work " Dialogo di Galileo Galilei Linceo Al Sermo. Ferd. II. Big. Duca di Toscana", 1632 (engraving); (add.info)

Peasant couple, 1495-99 (engraving)
7415403 Peasant couple, 1495-99 (engraving) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 10.8--7.7 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: by Albrecht Durer)

Three Orientals, 1641 (Etching)
7393371 Three Orientals, 1641 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 14, 5 x 11, 2 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

Double Pillow, 1794-95 (colour woodblock print; oban)
5860159 Double Pillow, 1794-95 (colour woodblock print; oban) by Utamaro, Kitagawa (1753-1806); 38.5 x 25.7 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Kitagawa Utamaro 38.5 x 25.7 cm)

Women in front of a Cafe, evening, c. 1877 (monotype cognate on ivory wove paper)
5861596 Women in front of a Cafe, evening, c.1877 (monotype cognate on ivory wove paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 27 -- 29.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; (add.info.: by Edgar Degas)

Tea canister, 1768-1769 (silver)
7394049 Tea canister, 1768-1769 (silver) by British School, (18th Century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Associated person(s)

The Golfer, 1654 (Etching)
7393374 The Golfer, 1654 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 9, 5 x 14, 4 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

Abraham speaking to Isaac, 1645 (Etching)
7393360 Abraham speaking to Isaac, 1645 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 15, 6 x 13 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

Women on the Terrace of a Cafe in the Evening, c. 1876 (monotype on ivory wove paper)
5861595 Women on the Terrace of a Cafe in the Evening, c.1876 (monotype on ivory wove paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 27 -- 29.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Rail-Roadiania, c. 1845 (pen with wash on paper)
7389741 Rail-Roadiania, c.1845 (pen with wash on paper) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 37x27 cm; Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Telford, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Arist: Unknown)

Disputation of the Holy Sacrament, detail, c. 1501-1520 (fresco)
7146008 Disputation of the Holy Sacrament, detail, c.1501-1520 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Sala delle Muse, Vatican Museums

Company at a Table in a Park (oil on canvas)
7381656 Company at a Table in a Park (oil on canvas) by Laemen van der, Christoffel Jacobsz (1606/1615-1651); 53.5 x 77.5 cm; National Museum, Krakow

Sacred conversation with donors, 1525 circa, Jacopo Negretti known as Palma il vecchio (oil on panel)
7064167 Sacred conversation with donors, 1525 circa, Jacopo Negretti known as Palma il vecchio (oil on panel) by Palma Il Giovane (Jacopo Negretti) (1548-1628); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Dialog Para Tokoh-Tokoh Pandawa Dengan Kurawa
7129535 Dialog Para Tokoh-Tokoh Pandawa Dengan Kurawa by Javanese School; Nyoman Gunarsa museum, Semarapura, Bali, Indonesia; (add.info.: Dialog Para Tokoh-Tokoh Pandawa Dengan Kurawa)

Holy conversation (sacra conversazione), 1446-48, Konrad Witz and workshop (oil on panel)
7064205 Holy conversation (sacra conversazione), 1446-48, Konrad Witz and workshop (oil on panel) by Witz, Konrad (1400/10-44/6); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania

Secrets, 1908-1912 (oil on canvas)
7381644 Secrets, 1908-1912 (oil on canvas) by Wodzinowsky, Wincenty (1864-1940); 36 x 51 cm; National Museum, Krakow, Poland; (add.info.: by Wincenty Wodzinowsky (1864-1940))

Supper at Emmaus, 1635-40, Matthias Stom (oil on canvas)
7064280 Supper at Emmaus, 1635-40, Matthias Stom (oil on canvas) by Stomer, (Stom) Matthias (c.1600-p.1650); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Supper at Emmaus, 1635-40)

The Tea Party, 1916 (oil on canvas)
712134 The Tea Party, 1916 (oil on canvas) by Dunn, Harvey T. (1884-1952); 77x97 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: American painter born in Dakota; )

The dispute in the temple of Jesus among the doctors, 1490-1500, (tempera on canvas)
7146598 The dispute in the temple of Jesus among the doctors, 1490-1500, (tempera on canvas) by Mansueti, Giovanni di Niccolo (fl.1485-1527); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Sketch for the Painting Conversation, 1895 (oil on canvas)
7380028 Sketch for the Painting Conversation, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Mehoffer, Jozef (1869-1946); 47 x 77 cm; National Museum, Krakow, Poland; (add.info.: by Jozef Mehoffer (1869-1946))

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Discussions have been an integral part of human history, shaping the course of events and influencing the world we live in today. From Vasco da Gama's encounters with Indian traders to the School of Athens' intellectual debates, they have fostered knowledge exchange and cultural understanding. In 1939, as tensions rose between Germany and Russia, discussions took a sinister turn when they decided to divide Poland. This decision would have far-reaching consequences for Europe and set the stage for World War II. Even during times of conflict, discussions played a pivotal role in seeking peace. A poignant cartoon depicting WW1 peace negotiations reminds us that even amidst chaos, dialogue remains essential for resolving disputes. On Referendum Day, illustrated by Norman Morrow, we witness ordinary people engaging in lively discussions about their future. From breakfast conversations to visits from canvassers and trips to the local pub like the Red Lion, these interactions reflect democracy at work - where every voice matters. Throughout history, they have also fueled scientific progress. Galileo's Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo serves as a testament to this fact. The frontispiece engraving captures intellectuals engaged in thoughtful discourse while pushing boundaries of knowledge. Artistic depictions further highlight how discussions transcend time and place. In "The Pilots, " a photogravure from 1893 showcases pilots gathering together to share stories and expertise—a reminder that collaboration leads to growth. Similarly, "View of a Town" portrays individuals conversing on street corners—exchanging ideas that shape their community's fabric. Meanwhile, "De Stamtafel" immerses us in storytelling sessions within a café setting—an embodiment of how conversations can unite people through shared narratives. From historical moments like Vasco da Gama's expeditions or political negotiations dividing nations; be it intellectual pursuits or everyday interactions among friends or strangers alike—discussions continue to shape our lives profoundly.